Wales thrashed Finland 4-1 in Cardiff to set up a Euro 2024 play-off final with Poland.First-half goals from David Brooks and Neco Williams put the hosts in cruise control and raised hopes of a stress-free evening for the vast majority of a sell-out Cardiff City Stadium crowd.Teemu Pukki banished those thoughts on the stroke of half-time with his 40th Finland goal, but Brennan Johnson quickly re...Full Story »

AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud looks set to join MLS outfit LAFC next season, according to reports. The 37-year-old's contract has entered its final few months with no suggestion of Giroud favouring to extend his stay at the San Siro past the summer. According to The Athletic, LAFC have nudged ahead in the race to sign Giroud after securing MLS discovery rights - allowing the team priority ...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate has closed the door on Mason Greenwood making his England return in the upcoming Euros. Greenwood, 22, is currently on loan at Getafe from Manchester United. He has enjoyed his spell in Spain this season, having joined the club from Old Trafford in the summer. The forward is likely to leave boyhood club United permanently this summer, however. And despite his decent form on ...Full Story »

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is targeting qualifying for Europe via the Premier League after his side were knocked out of the Europa League by Roma.The damage was done for Brighton in last week’s 4-0 defeat in Rome and Danny Welbeck’s stunning solo strike on Thursday night – to hand them a 1-0 second-leg win – was not enough to extend their maiden European campaign a...Full Story »

Rangers manager Philippe Clement was proud of his players despite their narrow defeat by Benfica.The Light Blues were in a good position to reach the Europa League quarter-finals following a 2-2 draw in Lisbon last week but they fell just short against the Portuguese champions.Rangers were caught on the counter-attack as Rafa Silva netted the only goal of the second leg in the 66th minute at Ibr...Full Story »

Rangers were knocked out of the Europa League after conceding the only goal against Benfica at Ibrox to lose 3-2 on aggregate.Philippe Clement’s side were caught on the counter-attack by a simple forward ball in the 66th minute and Rafa Silva’s goal stood following a VAR check after initially being ruled out for offside.Rangers had twice taken the lead in Lisbon last week but a penal...Full Story »

David Moyes took the handbrake off West Ham and watched them race into the last eight of the Europa League with a 5-0 win over Freiburg.Hammers boss Moyes uncharacteristically named an attacking line-up in a bid to repair the damage of the 1-0 first-leg defeat in Germany last week.He was rewarded with a sparkling display as goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and two from Moh...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO has reportedly been earmarked for a stunning return to management. That comes off the back of Italian reports linking him with a move to Fenerbache. Fenerbache are keen on bringing Jose to Istanbul Credit: Alamy Mourinho has been out of a job since January when he was sacked as coach of AS Roma. According to Calcio Mercato, Fenerbache hope the presence of former Serie A stalwar...Full Story »

Mykhailo Mudryk scored a sensational solo goal as Chelsea kept alive slender hopes of qualifying for Europe via the Premier League with a 3-2 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.At 2-1 late in the second half, the result was in the balance but it was tipped decisively in Chelsea’s favour by a moment of magic from the substitute, taking the ball off Conor Gallagher’s foot at top spe...Full Story »

Wolves’ bid for European football was boosted by a 2-1 victory over Fulham, but it came at the expense of more injury problems.Jean-Ricner Bellegarde limped off with just over 10 minutes gone while Pedro Neto, who had been passed fit after feeling his hamstring last weekend, pulled up just before half-time clutching the back of his left thigh.But the hosts made Fulham pay for missed opport...Full Story »

West Ham drew a blank in the Black Forest as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 meeting with Freiburg.Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta missed golden opportunities to give the Hammers a lead to take back to the London Stadium next week.But instead they will have to come from behind after they were hit by a late sucker punch from Freiburg substitute Michael ...Full Story »

Rangers twice surrendered the lead to draw the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie against Benfica 2-2.Philippe Clement’s squad was hit by injuries but returning midfielder Tom Lawrence gave the visitors a dramatic early lead with a header before Angel Di Maria levelled with a penalty kick in first-half added time after VAR intervened to highlight that Gers defender John Souttar h...Full Story »

Brighton’s European adventure turned into a nightmare after they were blown away by Roma to suffer a 4-0 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico.Roberto De Zerbi had guided the Seagulls through to the Europa League last-16 with a four-match winning run in the competition, but first-half goals by Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku put the visitors on the ropes in Rome.Worse was to follow after the break ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong is one of the hottest talents in Europe right now and the defender has been added to Bayern Munich’s list of transfer targets for the summer. That is according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, who reports that if Bayern appoint a manager who uses a back three, then Frimpong will be a top target for the right-wing back role at the Alli...Full Story »

CHELSEA are being linked to Genk's English defender Archie Brown - with Premier League rivals plus Juventus and AC Milan also hovering. The Brummie, 21, has rebuilt his career on the continent after quitting Wayne Rooney's Derby in 2021 to seek first-team football. Brummie Archie Brown could be returning to England from Belgium Credit: Rex Now Chelsea have reportedly joined the £15millio...Full Story »

Barcelona have held "concrete talks" with a top European coach over the possibility of succeeding Xavi Hernandez at the Catalan club in the summer, it has been reported. After Barcelona's 5-3 defeat at home to Villarreal in LaLiga in late January, Xavi announced he would be leaving his post at the end of the season. Since then, the Blaugrana have been linked with a series of top coaches acro...Full Story »

The performances of the Red Devils have been way below standards and with Sir Jim Ratcliffe coming into the Premier League giants, the INEOS CEO will not like what he is seeing. The British businessman is making changes behind the scenes at Old Trafford and there is speculation that the manager's role could potentially be up for grabs this summer. Thomas Tuchel is one manager already being lin...Full Story »

The 26-year-old's deal expires at the Allianz Stadium in 2025 but there has been no progress in the Italy international signing a new one. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juve are ready to sell Chiesa if he doesn't sign a new deal and already have Albert Guthmundsson and Giacomo Raspadori lined up as potential replacements. This will put Man United and Liverpool on alert as the Premier L...Full Story »

Pep Lijnders is set to follow Jurgen Klopp out of Liverpool at the end of the season and the Dutch coach is in talks with one of Europe’s biggest clubs. The 41-year-old has played a key role in the Merseyside club’s success in recent years and is a crucial member of Klopp’s team. Lijnders has spent the majority of ten years at Anfield and is set to embark on his own manager...Full Story »

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey is set to miss the Euro 2024 play-off against Finland, Cardiff manager Erol Bulut has revealed.Ramsey made two substitute appearances for Cardiff earlier this month after spending five months out with a knee injury.But Ramsey reported a calf problem last week and a scan has now shown that a tendon issue will rule him out until the end of March.Wales play Finland in the...Full Story »